I didn’t know where they were taking me. My whole face was sore after getting slapped twice. I sat stiffly between two burly men with fierce faces. They didn’t hesitate to put their hands on me because Brian allowed them to do so.

After hours of driving, Brian told them to blindfold me with a cloth. I struggled and tried to remove the cloth from my eyes. One of the burly men pulled my hair hard, then twisted my arms behind my back. They handcuffed my hands with plastic handcuffs because I ...